Health assessment for Union Scrap Iron and Metal, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Region 5. Cerclis No. MND022949192 (February 12, 1992). Final report

Technical Report · Wed Feb 12 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5404588

The Union Scrap Iron and Metal Company (Union Scrap) site was listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the National Priorities List (NPL). The company recycled batteries at the site from approximately 1972 to 1983, which resulted in high concentrations of lead in the soil, surface-water runoff and air. Other metals, as well as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), were also present. In a series of emergency removal actions by EPA, battery parts and contaminated soil have been removed, and a building on the site has been decontaminated, demolished, and removed. The Remedial Investigation (RI) indicated that no significant quantities of metals (particularly lead) or PCBs remain in the top 13 feet of soil on the site, which indicates that potential human exposure to contaminants in soil via ingestion, inhalation or dermal contact is no longer a problem at the Union Scrap site. Concentrations of lead in remaining site soil are below levels of public health concern. Based on the information reviewed, MDH has concluded that the site poses no apparent public health hazard under current conditions because it is unlikely that human exposure to contaminants is occurring. In the past, workers at the site have been exposed to levels of lead which were of health concern, as evidenced by blood lead levels which exceeded health based guidelines.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Dept. of Health, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5404588
• Report Number(s): PB-92-160167/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540250* -- Environment
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CONTAMINATION
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POLLUTION
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POLLUTION LAWS
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RISK ASSESSMENT
SITE SURVEYS
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